Health

New Delhi, Jan 18 : Dengue, Scrub typhus, Encephalitis and Malaria are the major reasons for ICU admissions of tropical fever patients in India, a study revealed on Thursday.As part of the study 34 ICUs across India and 456 critically ill adults and …

New Delhi, Jan 18 : Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said after a surprise visit that there was a shortage of pharmacists and ultrasound machines at the Guru Tegh Bahadur (GTB) Hospital here.”There were patients who stood in line for the wh…

New Delhi, Jan 18 : Want to eat healthier? Or move around town in a more sustainable manner? Or just lead your daily life in a smarter way? You need to try the 7 Days Challenge.The Swedish Embassy here, in association with the TERI School of Advanced…

Chennai, Jan 17 : DMK leader M.K. Stalin on Wednesday demanded a CBI probe into the death of a Tamil Nadu doctor who was found dead in his flat in Delhi earlier in the day.S.Sharath Prabhu, a postgraduate student of University College of Medical Scie…

New Delhi, Jan 17 : B.D. Athani, presently posted as Special DGHS, has been appointed the new Director General of Health Services (DGHS) after incumbent Jagdish Prasad proceeded on 15-day leave, it was announced on Wednesday.”In pursuance of this min…

New Delhi, Jan 17 : Retired Orissa High Court Judge I.M. Quddusi, accused of graft in the Lucknow medical college scam case, on Wednesday moved a Delhi court seeking court-monitored investigation into leakage of transcripts of his alleged telephonic …

New Delhi, Jan 16 : Patients unable to undergo surgery in a city government hospital for 30 days will continue to get it done for free in private hospitals here, as Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal approved the scheme on Tuesday.Also, if a test cannot…

New Delhi, Jan 16 : President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday said the 67,000 undergraduate and 31,000 postgraduate medical seats in India are highly inadequate for a country with a population of 1.3 billion.”Currently our medical colleges, whether run by…

Bhubaneswar, Jan 16 : The Odisha government on Tuesday decided to provide monthly financial incentives of Rs 18,000 to doctors doing their post graduation in pre and para clinical subjects.In order to attract more doctors in these sectors, the incent…

New Delhi, Jan 16 : Kozhikode railway station in Kerala has been declared the “cleanest” in the country by railway commuters while the Hazrat Nizamuddin station in Delhi is at the lowest rung, said a survey by an app-based travel portal on Tuesday.”K…